Playstation 3 CFW 3.55 KMEAW

Ever since Playstation decided to root out Linux, it got everyone pissed, which eventually lead to PS3 being jail broken. And today, I am going to tell you how to do it safely at home. I had tested many firmware and only recommend the most stable one here. Others varies.

Firstly, before you go ahead, check your system firmware. It has to be 3.55 or below. Currently, there is no publicly known way to downgrade from 3.56 onwards. Well, if you do have 3.41, you may want to consider sticking to it, but many games are coming out that soon require at least 3.5... So its only sooner or later you will be forced to do so.

I had chosen KMEAW's 3.55 CFW here. There is also a recently released call Varaques which enable you to reinstall your Linux back into the box. However, since it has 3.66 spoof installed, which in my opinion is not stable, I will not recommend it here. Of course, if PSN is a must for you, consider PS3ita's 3.55. They have a working spoof that enable the backdoor into PSN.

Right. So as before, I had packaged all the files into nice bundles for you. Just grab all the below files and I will explain as you are downloading...

3.55 OFW
http://www.fileserve.com/file/yAKcBbg
3.55 KMEAW CFW
http://www.fileserve.com/file/vgaMpu3
PS3 Utiltities
http://www.fileserve.com/file/M3cfATE
Steps:

1. 3.55 OFW is the original firmware. The most stable way to upgrade is to go into the original firmware first.Just pack it into you thumbdrive root. The directories are prepared for you.
2. OK, after flashign in 3.55 OFW, you will need to boot your PS3 into debug mode. To do so, shutdown your PS3 first. Hold on to your power button. And I mean it hold on. You should hear "beep" then another "beep" and it shut down. 
3. Continue to hold on, do not let go. PS3 will boot up and then it will "beep" then "beep beep". At "beep beep", release the button. Don't worry, if you missed it, it will just "beep" one more time and shutdown. You need to repeat step 3.
4. You will be prompt to connect your controller and press the Playstation button on the controller.
5. You should see a very different menu which has about 8 options, the last one is to flash the update. Make sure you have your 3.55 KMEAW CFW onto another thumbdrive (or same, but it should overwrite your OFW. I just think its not so complicated to use 2 thumbdrives). Plug the thumdrive in and choose the option to update firmware. This will take another round which is similar to the OFW update.
6. After reboot, you should be in 3.55 CFW. Now its time to roll in some ultilities.

PS3 Utilities Pack

First of all, I had chosen the basic stuff that you will need. There are many many others out there, you may want to explore and find then yourself. Unpack the files into the root of your thumbdrive and insert it into your PS3. Go to Games, install package and select them accordingly.

• multiMAN ver 02.02.00 (20110709-200500).pkg - MultiMan v2.02 for managing/launching your games
• BDEMU-355.pkg - BD-ROM Emulator
• LAST_GAME_355 - Mounts the last game you launched from multiMAN and returns you to XMB. Start the game from disc icon or /app_home
• BDROM-RESET - Removes path redirections, removes bd-mirror (restores usb to normal mode) and moves the last game played in bd-mirror mode back to its location. 
• openps3ftp.pkg - Open PS3 FTP for transfering your files into your PS3 directly. This is very useful for large files which will not fit onto your portable FAT32 HDD.
•  ComgenieAwesomeFilemanager355.pkg - A good file manager for the PS3

Emulator

I thought, why not? I include a emulator call FBAnext r486 here. 

fba-mm-ps3.pkg - Supports Capcom CPS-1 / Capcom CPS-2 / Capcom CPS-3 Cave / Neo Geo / Sega System 16 / Toaplan / Taito / Psikyo 68EC020 Plus Other Misc Great Arcade Systems

Grab it here:
http://www.fileserve.com/file/WnM3eqe

Geohot release PS3 Test Homebrew

From : http://geohot.com/
There is a sample homebrew created as a real signed SELF.

Download the SELF :
http://www.fileserve.com/file/4QTEugw

PS3 Tools from fail0verflow

Team fail0verflow release some tools for packing / unpacking PUP and PKG files. It also enable you to sign / unsign SELF which is essential what people are using to patch Grand Turismo 5 etc. You can download a copy of the tools from my mirror below:


Linux : http://www.fileserve.com/file/mkRkupZ
Windows : http://www.fileserve.com/file/F98bEaA


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PS3 MD5 PSHasher v0.1

Features: 

1. Show you the MD5 of the .pup file you chose. 
2. Show you which firmware is in the .pup file. 
3. Tell you if the firmware is Jailbreakable or downgradeable. 
4. Built-in updater. 

http://www.fileserve.com/file/UXms5q5

PS3 Device ID Key Generator

We all know that the PS3 is now broken into and the Master is know. Here is a small program which uses the Master Key and with a given Device ID (0x????), will generator the Device ID Key.

This is the linux version, so just untar zxvf to extract and run the ELF binary.
http://www.fileserve.com/file/E7Ek2nK

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PS3 JAilbreak won't last unless 3.50 is broken

We all know that PS3 had been jailbroken, giving it access to run 3rd party applications and, of course, bootleg games. However, Sony had now mandated that all games release after 1 Oct 2010 to only use firmware above 3.50. What this means is that if you stick to the 3.41 JB firmware, you simply can't play all the new games.

The way I see it, 3.50 may patch the bug, but hackers can probably work towards restoring the bug back into a custom 3.50 firmware. Something along the Wii Trucha Bug restorer. We all know that the 3.50 firmware can be download and there is already a firmware uploader, although there is no custom firmware. What is required to break the PS3 is a custom firmware. I can only wish there are people like DA working on the PS3.

And lastly, even though if JB is to work, I seriously do not see piracy as a big issue. Imagine downloading 50GB for 1 game. I wont mind spending the $80 to buy it, finish it within a week, then sell if off at $60. The size for a Bluray game simply does not meet the quota for PS3 games to be pirated widely. Moreover, just imagine the face on the downloader if the 50GB actually did not work. I am sure Sony will LTFOL.

But I do support the JB. Simply because it opens up the full potential of the PS3. Imagine applications like Instant Messagers, BT Clients, EBooks Readers or even sims like Hobo. All these CAN be possible only if PS3 is jailbroken because nobody will buy and I don't think Sony will license such applications.

All I can see, go for it. Break 3.50 and make my day.

PS3 V3.2.1 Custom Firmware makes Linux possible again

I guess its no surprise that a custom firmware hack gives hope to installation of Linux on the PS3 again. All we need is a custom firmware to run ISO... Just like on the PSP...

Yellow Dog Linux YDL for Playstation 3 PS3

Yes, there is finally a official way to install the Linux on the Playstation 3. Yellow Dog Linux is a well suited and customed Linux for the PS3.

http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/products/ydl/

Can't wait to get my hands on the PS3 and do this mod...